by Shep Eubanks | Mar 20, 2020
– The above picture of a strutting Eastern Wild Turkey is a sight that many hunters look forward to seeing every spring here in the Panhandle of Florida. In order to manage wild turkeys and their habitat, it is good to understand some basic facts about their...
by external | Nov 15, 2019
Source: FDACS News Release Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced on November 8, 2019 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 25, 2019
With the first timber planting season post Hurricane Michael beginning in just a few months, Northwest Florida timber farmers should begin the process of aggressively prepping sites for reforestation. While the majority of site prep work that has been focused on...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 18, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by De Broughton, UF/IFAS Regional Crop Agent, to highlight modern farming and natural resource conservation in the Suwannee River Valley of North Central Florida. The video showcases the partnership between farmers and...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 12, 2019
Florida Forest Service Press Release, July 8, 2019 Contact: Joe Zwierzchowski (850) 206-2675 Twitter: @FLForestService @FFS_Blackwater The Florida Forest Service announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 21, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by Allie Raffa, Fox News to share the challenges to the timber industry following Hurricane Micheal. She interviewed fifth-generation timber farmer, Will Leonard in Calhoun County. Use the following link to see the...
